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#ECD8D7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #ECD8D7

#ECD8D7 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.1), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7EBEC (ice blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.37:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red236
Green216
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.1
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 9.2
Linen
#FAF0E6 · ΔE 9.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ECD8D7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD8D7.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #ECD8D7.
15.37:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ECD8D7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ECD8D7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DBDAD7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0DED7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1D6D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ECD8D7?

#ECD8D7 is a very light, near-neutral pink colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 85% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #ECD8D7?

Use black text. Black on #ECD8D7 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ECD8D7?

Its complementary colour is #D7EBEC, and analogous partners are #ECD7E1 and #ECE3D7.